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Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.96,0:00:16.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hello.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.67,0:00:21.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I hear the word "Italy,"
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.68,0:00:23.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,images fill my head.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.01,0:00:27.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I see the domed cathedral in Florence,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.46,0:00:32.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or the canals of Venice.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.38,0:00:36.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, when I hear the word "Slovenia,"
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.35,0:00:44.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I hear the word "Slovenia,"
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.88,0:00:46.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I see no such images.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.100,0:00:49.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are some things\Nthat I know about Slovenia.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.08,0:00:53.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know that it was the first of the former\NYugoslav republics to join the EU.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.94,0:00:57.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm told it's a great place to vacation,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.80,0:01:00.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I don't see Slovenia in my head.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.51,0:01:05.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You might say that for most people,\Nthere are two kinds of countries:
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.80,0:01:09.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,those that you can see in your head,\Nand those that you can't.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.22,0:01:14.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Before I came to Seoul in 1997\Nto live and to teach,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.03,0:01:17.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Korea was for me\Na country of the second type.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.49,0:01:21.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Again, there were things\Nthat I knew about Korea.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.38,0:01:25.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I knew about the political situation\Nfacing North and South Korea.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.70,0:01:28.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I knew about the Korean War.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.64,0:01:32.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,More than anything else, I knew\Nabout Korea through Korean friends
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.96,0:01:35.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd made in the university\Nand graduate school.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.34,0:01:40.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They'd told me many stories,\Nbut still, I was missing the images.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.43,0:01:50.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was one country in Asia\Nfor which I had fresh, vibrant images,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.43,0:01:51.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this was Hong Kong.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.72,0:01:55.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mostly this was because I was a fan\Nof Hong Kong movies,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.67,0:01:57.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such as Wong Kar-Wai's\N"Chungking Express."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.16,0:02:01.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These were highly-stylized images,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.64,0:02:05.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I realized they may have\Nvery little relation
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.97,0:02:07.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the actual Hong Kong,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.90,0:02:09.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they aroused my curiosity.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.12,0:02:13.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was curious to know\Nhow great was the gap
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.35,0:02:16.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between these images\Nand the real Hong Kong.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.07,0:02:21.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Partly, it was this curiosity\Nthat led me to choose Hong Kong
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.68,0:02:25.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as my first destination\Nafter arriving in Asia.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.97,0:02:32.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I believe in the power\Nand influence of images.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.30,0:02:35.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not that images alone can lead\Nto greater understanding,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.59,0:02:39.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they can ignite one's curiosity\Nand charge one's imagination.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.85,0:02:43.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Images can make you feel closer to a place
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.16,0:02:45.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even if you've never actually been there.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.03,0:02:47.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And not to slide photography,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.59,0:02:48.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but films provide
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.93,0:02:52.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some of the most immediate\Nand memorable images of a place.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.81,0:02:57.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me step back for a moment,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.71,0:02:59.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and tell you a bit\Nabout my own experience.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.88,0:03:03.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I came to Korea in 1997\Nto teach English,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.42,0:03:07.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,intending to spend two years\Nbefore moving on to Eastern Europe.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.69,0:03:10.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As you can see, I'm still here.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.24,0:03:12.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.14,0:03:14.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a film fan, the first thing\Nthat impressed me
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.92,0:03:16.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about Korea's films culture
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.08,0:03:20.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was a trip to the second\NBusan International Film Festival.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.50,0:03:24.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was thrilled by the packed theaters\Nand the enthusiasm of the crowds.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.98,0:03:31.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On screen, it was the movie\N"Christmas in August"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.33,0:03:33.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that first captured my imagination.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.24,0:03:36.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This film was not stylized\Nlike "Chungking Express,"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.48,0:03:39.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the images in this film\Nwere unforgettable.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.62,0:03:42.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Set in an ordinary town,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.60,0:03:45.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about two ordinary people\Nwho almost fall in love
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.59,0:03:48.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this film brings out the beauty\Nin everyday life:
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.21,0:03:53.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,driving a scooter, developing\Nphotos, eating watermelon,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.56,0:03:57.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or teaching your father\Nhow to use the remote control.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.03,0:04:01.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All of these ordinary scenes\Nwere given added poignancy
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.02,0:04:03.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by the elegance of the film making,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.18,0:04:04.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and our knowledge
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.38,0:04:07.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that one of the two leads is sick\Nand may not live much longer.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.38,0:04:11.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's take a look\Nat one scene from this film.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.66,0:04:13.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's one of the most\Nordinary scenes in the film,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.08,0:04:15.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're simply eating ice cream,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.89,0:04:18.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but for me, it's remained\None of the most memorable.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.24,0:04:23.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Video starts) (Music)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.75,0:04:38.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Korean) Da-rim: Sir!\NJung-won: Oh!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.59,0:04:40.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,DR: Where are you going?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.42,0:04:42.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,JW: I have to take some pictures.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.54,0:04:45.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,DR: Oh my, so what can I do?\NThis is terribly urgent!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.29,0:04:47.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What can I do?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.99,0:04:50.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Video ends)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.71,0:04:54.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Darcy Paquet: Watching movies like\N"Christmas in August" in the late 1990s
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.88,0:04:57.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,made me want to learn more\Nabout Korean cinema.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.62,0:05:00.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, when I went online\Nto search for more information,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.40,0:05:02.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there is almost no information in English.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.48,0:05:07.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This inspired me to start\Nmy own website on Korean cinema,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.79,0:05:09.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even though I'd never\Nstudied film formally,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.87,0:05:12.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I didn't really have\Nthe qualifications to do so.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.88,0:05:16.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Koreanfilm.org was launched in April 1999.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.25,0:05:20.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Although I didn't expect\Nimmediate success with the site,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.90,0:05:23.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,soon I began to hear from people\Nall around the world
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.39,0:05:25.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who were discovering Korean cinema.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.12,0:05:29.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A virtual community started\Nto build up around my website.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.83,0:05:33.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For me, personally,\Nthe site also led to a new career.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.01,0:05:38.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First, working as a journalist at\Nfilm trade magazine Screen International,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.40,0:05:43.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and later working as a festival\Nconsultant, columnist, and teacher.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.61,0:05:47.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 2003, I did an experiment.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.69,0:05:51.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On my discussion board,\NI asked the question,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.79,0:05:54.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Which Korean films have given you
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.57,0:05:57.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the most vivid\Nand enduring images of Korea?"
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.81,0:06:02.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At this point, most of the people who\Nvisited my site had never been to Korea.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.32,0:06:06.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They watched Korean films\Nthrough DVDs or at foreign film festivals,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.80,0:06:10.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I was curious what kind of film\Nwould leave them
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.37,0:06:12.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the strongest impression.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.99,0:06:17.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The films that they chose were not\Nidealized or exotic portrayals of Korea.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.54,0:06:21.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They were films like Park Heung-sik's\N"I Wish I Had a Wife,"
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.63,0:06:24.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hur Jin-ho's "One Fine Spring Day,"
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.67,0:06:27.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or Bong Joon-ho's "Memories of Murder."
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.26,0:06:31.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The film that they chose, above all else,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.04,0:06:35.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was "Take Care of My Cat"\Nby Jeong Jae-eun.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.69,0:06:39.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd also been deeply\Nimpressed by this film.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.22,0:06:43.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The film is\Na thoughtful, realistic portrait
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.42,0:06:45.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of five young women from Incheon,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:45.82,0:06:47.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whose friendship comes under strain
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.58,0:06:49.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the year after\Nthey graduate from high school.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.85,0:06:53.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The characters are vivid and engaging,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.07,0:06:56.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the director makes us feel\Ntheir experiences.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.33,0:06:59.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The setting, too, is also memorable.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.43,0:07:02.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the visitors to my site,\Nwho lived in Boston,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:02.87,0:07:04.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wrote on my discussion board,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.38,0:07:09.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I'd never thought I should go to Korea\Nbefore watching 'Take Care of My Cat, '
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.59,0:07:10.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but now I want to go.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.02,0:07:14.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Pretty scenery is just\Nnot as powerful for me
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.98,0:07:16.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as Jeong Jae-eun's urban landscapes."
Dialogue: 0,0:07:18.51,0:07:20.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's take a look at\Nhow the director presents
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.97,0:07:23.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the urban landscapes of Incheon and Seoul.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.83,0:07:27.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Video starts) (Korean) Bi-ryu: Taehee\Nmust be making a move on them.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:27.08,0:07:28.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hae-joo: Huh, with that face?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.37,0:07:33.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Music)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.98,0:08:07.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Video ends)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.80,0:08:11.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,DP: Over the last 15 years,\NKorean cinema has provided a wide spectrum
Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.96,0:08:14.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of indelible images\Nto viewers around the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.25,0:08:18.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've seen sassy girls,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.92,0:08:22.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Oldboy,"
Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.96,0:08:26.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,monsters,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.51,0:08:30.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ghosts,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.24,0:08:34.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,soldiers,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.77,0:08:37.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,clowns,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.59,0:08:41.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,vagrants,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.28,0:08:45.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and artists.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.60,0:08:50.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many people around the world\Nknow Korea through these images.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:52.50,0:08:54.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While maintaining my website,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.29,0:08:57.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I received a lot of e-mails\Nfrom people around the world
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.13,0:09:00.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who have just started\Nto discover Korean cinema.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.54,0:09:03.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've heard from adoptees\Nliving in other countries
Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.97,0:09:07.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who have grown up in towns\Nwhere they're the only ethnic Koreans.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.19,0:09:10.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For them, these images from a faraway land
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.52,0:09:13.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,end up becoming\Nan important part of their identity.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:14.96,0:09:17.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've heard from people\Nwho knew nothing about Korea
Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.36,0:09:19.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before watching their first Korean film,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.89,0:09:23.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but who were eventually inspired\Nto move here and to start a new life.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:25.11,0:09:28.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I've received many less serious\Ncomments and questions as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.69,0:09:31.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Such as the reader who asked,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:32.40,0:09:36.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"What are all of these green bottles\NI always see on the table in Korean films?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:36.36,0:09:38.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.10,0:09:45.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My talk today is a mixture\Nof optimism and pessimism.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:46.33,0:09:48.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My optimism springs from the belief
Dialogue: 0,0:09:48.34,0:09:52.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that films and the images that they convey\Ncan be more influential than we realize.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:54.07,0:09:58.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In particular, I believe that when films\Ncross cultures, good things can happen.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.27,0:10:04.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, I become more pessimistic\Nwhen confronted with the practical problem
Dialogue: 0,0:10:04.72,0:10:08.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of how to bring Korean films into contact\Nwith more people around the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:10.02,0:10:12.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me quote one of my favorite\Ndirectors from Hollywood,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:16.20,0:10:18.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"A lot of people in the film\Nindustry are fatalists
Dialogue: 0,0:10:18.94,0:10:21.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who think a worthwhile film\Nwill always achieve its destiny,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:22.63,0:10:24.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the films\Nthat aren't worthwhile won't,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:25.48,0:10:27.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it's all sort of predetermined, etc.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:28.32,0:10:30.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I don't think that's true at all."
Dialogue: 0,0:10:32.57,0:10:35.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are some beliefs that we hold\Nas a result of reflection,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:36.62,0:10:38.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and other beliefs that we hold casually,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:38.60,0:10:42.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without ever really seriously considering\Nthe reasoning behind them.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:43.70,0:10:46.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The idea that a good film\Nwill find a wide audience,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:46.92,0:10:48.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that an undeserving film will not,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:49.31,0:10:51.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is an example of the second category.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:52.40,0:10:53.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some people might think
Dialogue: 0,0:10:53.73,0:10:56.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that there is a sort\Nof survival-of-the-fittest going on,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:56.73,0:11:00.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whereby good films overpower\Nbad films and reach more viewers.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:01.58,0:11:04.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it doesn't take much thought\Nto realize that in this case,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:04.92,0:11:07.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the "fittest" are not the best films,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:07.71,0:11:11.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the films with the most marketing\Nand distribution power behind them.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:14.58,0:11:16.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cinephiles are more likely to understand
Dialogue: 0,0:11:16.60,0:11:21.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that large distributors have a tight grip\Non the commercial film sector.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:22.13,0:11:24.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But they might be likely\Nto subscribe to another myth
Dialogue: 0,0:11:27.12,0:11:30.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the three major film festivals,\NCannes, Venice, and Berlin
Dialogue: 0,0:11:31.64,0:11:36.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,form a sort of alternate fair system\Nto counteract the unfair, commercial one.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:38.25,0:11:40.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Personally, I can't believe this either.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:40.46,0:11:43.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Years of working in the film industry\Nhave convinced me
Dialogue: 0,0:11:43.33,0:11:46.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the programers for these festivals\Ncan be just as close-minded
Dialogue: 0,0:11:48.04,0:11:49.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as the Hollywood studios.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:49.78,0:11:52.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's just that they're focused on\Na different kind of film.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:53.69,0:11:56.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What was the most important Korean film\Nof the past ten years?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:59.49,0:12:02.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can make an argument for\NBong Joon-ho's "Memories of Murder,"
Dialogue: 0,0:12:02.96,0:12:06.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but this film was casually passed over\Nby the major film festivals
Dialogue: 0,0:12:06.69,0:12:09.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because at that time,\Nthe director was not famous enough.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:13.16,0:12:15.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The average person\Ndoes not really understand
Dialogue: 0,0:12:15.26,0:12:17.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how the global film\Ndistribution system works,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:18.19,0:12:21.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but he or she usually assumes\Nthat it works in a beneficial way.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:23.12,0:12:27.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The danger of believing in the system\Nis that you may sit back and simply wait
Dialogue: 0,0:12:27.83,0:12:29.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the good films\Nto come across your path,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:30.59,0:12:33.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you will not go out\Nand actively search for them.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:34.26,0:12:35.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To me, this is a tragedy.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:38.14,0:12:41.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My concern is that a broken system\Nis preventing people
Dialogue: 0,0:12:41.38,0:12:44.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from encountering films\Nthat might really impact them.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:46.10,0:12:48.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do you work outside the system?
Dialogue: 0,0:12:49.63,0:12:50.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Go on the Internet
Dialogue: 0,0:12:50.76,0:12:53.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and search for information\Nabout films from other countries.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:55.16,0:12:58.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Go to a film festival and watch\Na small film that you know nothing about.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:00.04,0:13:02.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ask your foreign friends\Nto recommend films.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:03.14,0:13:06.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And while you're at it,\Nrecommend some Korean films for them.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:09.80,0:13:13.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My closing wish today is quite simple,\Nand it will not change the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:13.85,0:13:15.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it might change your experience:
Dialogue: 0,0:13:17.46,0:13:20.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope that more people throw away\Ntheir faith in the system
Dialogue: 0,0:13:20.50,0:13:23.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and begin to actively search out\Nfilms from around the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:24.32,0:13:25.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you for listening.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:25.47,0:13:26.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)